Caribbean Immigrant Shot By ICE Agent In New York City

According to News Americas Now, By News Americas Now Staff Writer News Americas Now, NY, NY, Fri. Oct. 9, 2026: A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a Dominican immigrant in the Marble Hill section of New York City on Thursday afternoon, in an incident that drew immediate condemnation from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani and has reignited scrutiny of ICE’s escalating enforcement tactics under the Trump administration. According to The New York Times and ABC News, the shooting occurred around 4 p.m. as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to arrest Oscar Belgal, 28, while he sat in a car with his 5-year-old son in the back seat. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a preliminary investigation found that at least one ICE agent fired seven rounds at the vehicle, striking Belgal in the neck below his left ear. The child was not physically injured and was later placed in a family m